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March 2, 2016
Austal USA Awarded US$14 Million In Additional LCS Sustainment Orders
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce it has been awarded US$14.656 million in modifications to a previously awarded Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract by the U.S. Department of Defense. Under the contract, Austal USA will...
January 11, 2016
Austal hosts keel-laying ceremony for future USS Tulsa (LCS 16)
MOBILE, Ala., – Austal hosted a keel-laying ceremony for the future USS Tulsa (LCS 16) here today, marking the first significant milestone in the ship’s construction. This ship is the sixth Independence-variant littoral combat ship (...
December 21, 2015
Austal Awarded LCS Support Contract Worth Up to US$198 Million
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Austal USA has been awarded a contract for US$51,684,797 to its 11-ship $3.5 billion Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) contract for the U.S. Navy. This contract modification is expected to...
December 21, 2015
Austal USA and US Navy Celebrate Christening of Future USS Omaha (LCS12)
Austal (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 12 was christened at Austal USA’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard on Saturday 19th December 2015. Austal USA officials joined Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus and the ship...
November 24, 2015
Austal launches US Navy’s Twelfth Littoral Combat Ship
Austal (ASX:ASB) has launched the twelfth Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship, the future USS Omaha (LCS 12), at its state-of-the-art ship manufacturing facility in Mobile, Alabama, on Friday 20th November 2015. This marks the third ship...
September 29, 2015
Austal USA Awarded US$22 Million In Service Contracts
Austal Limited (Austal) (ASX:ASB) is pleased to announce that overnight the Naval Sea Systems Command awarded Austal USA five contracts worth approximately US$22 million. Littoral Combat Ship Austal USA was awarded a US$13,398,209 cost-plus-...
June 29, 2015
Austal hosts keel laying for new Littoral Combat Ship Manchester (LCS 14)
MOBILE, Alabama, - Austal and the U.S. Navy held a keel-laying ceremony today for the future USS Manchester (LCS 14), marking the first significant milestone in its construction. This ship is the fifth Independence variant littoral combat ship (...
June 14, 2015
Austal hosts christening of new Littoral Combat Ship
LCS 10 is the third U.S. Navy vessel to be christened at Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard in 2015. Austal joined the Honorable Gabrielle Giffords, her husband, retired Navy captain Mark Kelly, and ship’s sponsor Dr. Jill Biden in...
June 14, 2015
"Austal sends newest warship into action," The West Australian, June 15
Click this link to view the article published in The West Australian. Christening Ceremony of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)
June 14, 2015
"US shows faith: Australian shipbuilders can rule the waves," The Australian, June 15
Click the following link to view the article published in The Australian. "US shows faith: Australian shipbuilders can rule the waves" The Australian June 15 2015 Christening Ceremony of USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10)